Category: Rock Music

  • Continental Collision, Rock Deformation, and Folds

    Table of Contents Continental Collision Rock Deformation Types of Folds Works Cited Continental Collision Continental collision is a process of two continents pushing each other, which leads to the growth of a mountain belt. When a subduction at a convergent plate boundary happens, oceanic lithosphere of a subducting plate slides beneath the overriding plate, which…

  • Coal: The Rock That Moved the World

    Coal is one of the most abundant resources on the planet. There are over 1 trillion tons of proven coal reserves worldwide (Thurber 35). It is classified as an organic sediment rock, and it takes millions of years to form (Kopp). Found under multiple layers of earth, it is created from various plants affected by…

  • The Hard Rock Rockfest: Baseline and Crash Schedule

    The Critical Path On baseline durations, this project will take 31 weeks to complete. Taking November 8, 2010, as the start date and assuming the default of four weeks each month (instead of the reality that is 13 weeks per quarter), the baseline ending date would be the week of June 26, 2011. The critical…

  • Punk Rock: Origins and Impact on Society

    Table of Contents Introduction Punk Culture and Influence on the Society Punk and Anarchism Punk in the United Kingdom Conclusion References Introduction Punk rock is one of those sub-genres that arose during the 1970s and entails rock n roll music art. String heavy pop and progressive rock had ruled most charts during this period as…

  • Rock: Composers, and Special Features of the Genre

    Rock Music Rock is a genre of music that was originated in the United States in the late 1940s and became extremely popular throughout the years. Rock stars attract large crowds to stadiums and become idols for their fans. As a genre, rock is very diverse since there are many different subgenres such as punk-rock,…

  • Mekons: The Punk Rock Band and Its Artworks

    The Revenge of the Mekons, is a portrayal of a hardy British punk rock band that epitomizes the term cult band. Director Joe Angio not only provides the audience with a brilliantly made narrative of this weirdly diversified band. He also portrays his belief that they are as good as any music group one can…

  • The Eraserheads Alternative Rock Band

    Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala, and Marcus Adoro formed the Filipino rock band Eraserheads, or E-Heads. The bands songs, albums, and EPs have all charted at number one. The release of their third album, Cutterpillow, which went platinum many times, demonstrated their commercial success. The Eraserheads is one of the most successful musical groups…

  • Grunge Rock History in the United States

    Table of Contents Description and History of Grunge Rock Relating Grunge Rock to Definers of Identity Conclusion Works Cited Grunge rock is a pop culture phenomenon, an alternative rock style that combines the best of hardcore punk and heavy metal. It is characterized by loud, hoarse vocals, with personal anguish, sometimes there is slight aggression…

  • A Rock Concert by Kansas

    The Concert by Kansas Recently, on the evening of Friday, February 19, I attended a rock concert by Kansas. Kansas is an American rock band that gained its popularity as early as in the 1970s, and is still active today, albeit it had a short break in 1984-1985. The band is very famous; it gathers…

  • Pink Floyd: The Rock Legends

    Pink Floyd is an English Rock Band that was formed in 1965 with its active years being 1965 to 1983 and 1987 to 1999 and several one -off reunions between the years 2003 and 2007. The band originated from Cambridge and London England (Keno). Pink Floyd first started as a band known as Sigma 6…